leiavoia Posted January 4, 2003 Posted January 4, 2003 Is there a tricky way to configure an ordinary email address in CPanel to reroute to /dev/null or trashcan (not the catch-all accout, but a normal user) ? I would like to set up a "dedicated spam account" if possible. thanks Quote
TCH-Patty Posted January 6, 2003 Posted January 6, 2003 Not really. You could try using the built in filtering and spam tools in cpanel. They work really well. Quote
orangechicken Posted January 6, 2003 Posted January 6, 2003 Make sure you have Spam Assassin enabled in your Cpanel. Then just make a nice filter/rule in your email client to move those marked as spam (they'll be very apparent) to the trash. It's quite accurate. Quote
rayners Posted January 6, 2003 Posted January 6, 2003 I use SpamAssassin as well. It's a wonderful piece of software. One caveat though: instead of automatically trashing all incoming email that's marked as spam, I suggest you have it moved to a folder (for example, I use one I called caughtspam). Then every once in a while, take a quick skim through the emails to make sure an email wasn't placed in there mistakenly. Then purge the whole folder. I am on a number of mailing lists and a couple times a week a legitimate email or two gets marked as spam by SpamAssassin. 95% of the time, it's right on the money though. Quote
Lianna Posted January 7, 2003 Posted January 7, 2003 Mail Washer. Free and easily configurable for multiple pop3 mail account collection. Even offers a "bounce back" feature that makes the sender think that your address doesn't exist. Since I have 14 email accounts (don't ask ), this is a really handy way for me to see what comes into the server without having to download the email (headers only or whole message by choice). Mail Washer Lianna Quote
chanth Posted January 7, 2003 Posted January 7, 2003 Actually...if you set up a forwarder on a specific email account to go to :blackhole: (kill), or :fail: (bounce), would that accomplish what you're trying to do? Or am I misunderstanding the question? ^^;; Quote
Andrew Posted January 7, 2003 Posted January 7, 2003 Since I have 14 email accounts (don't ask ), this is a really handy way for me to see what comes into the server ... Only 14? Lightweight. ;-) Quote
Lianna Posted January 7, 2003 Posted January 7, 2003 yep. Now let's not get into a p*$$ing contest, k? L Quote
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